Sri LankaTest ground1984 to 1987
Colombo Cricket Club Ground
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Colombo Cricket Club Ground records at a glance
At Colombo Cricket Club Ground, the highest Test team total is 459 by New Zealand in 1984; the highest individual score is 201* by Brendon Kuruppu in 1987; the highest successful chase is 32/2 by Sri Lanka in 1986.
| Record | Test |
|---|---|
| Highest team total | 459 (New Zealand, 1984) |
| Lowest completed total | 132 (Pakistan, 1986) |
| Highest successful chase | 32/2 (Sri Lanka, 1986) |
| Highest individual score | Brendon Kuruppu 201* (1987) |
| Best bowling | Richard Hadlee 5/29 (1984) |
| Most runs at the ground | Brendon Kuruppu 201 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Richard Hadlee 14 |
| Average first-innings total | 262 |
Colombo Cricket Club Ground in numbers
Colombo Cricket Club Ground, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, has staged 3 Tests in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in 1984, and the most recent international here was in 1987.
In Tests
Of the 3 Tests played at Colombo Cricket Club Ground, 1 was drawn (33%), 0 won by the side batting first and 2 by the side batting second. Sri Lanka have played 3 of those Tests and won 1, lost 1 and drawn or tied 1, a win rate of 33%.
Brendon Kuruppu has made more Test runs here than anyone, 201 in 1 innings with 1 hundred, and Richard Hadlee has taken the most wickets, 14 in 2 Tests.
- Highest total: New Zealand's 459 (1984)
- Highest individual score: Brendon Kuruppu, 201 not out against New Zealand (1987)
- Best bowling: Richard Hadlee, 5 for 29 (1984)
Tests at Colombo Cricket Club Ground
3 Tests, 1984 to 1987. The first was Sri Lanka v New Zealand on 24 March 1984: New Zealand won by an innings and 61 runs.
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 | 262 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Kuruppu | Sri Lanka | 1 | 201 | 1 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | Sri Lanka | 3 | 187 | 0 |
| John Reid | New Zealand | 1 | 180 | 1 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | Sri Lanka | 4 | 179 | 0 |
| Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 2 | 151 | 1 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 2 | 14 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | Sri Lanka | 3 | 12 |
| Kosala Kuruppuarachchi | Sri Lanka | 2 | 8 |
| Ewen Chatfield | New Zealand | 2 | 7 |
| Ashantha de Mel | Sri Lanka | 1 | 6 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 459
- Lowest completed total
- 132
- Highest score
- 201* · Brendon Kuruppu
- Best bowling
- 5/29 · Richard Hadlee
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 61
Most recent matches
- Sri Lanka v New Zealand (Test, 16 April 1987): Match drawn
- Pakistan v Sri Lanka (Test, 14 March 1986): Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
- Sri Lanka v New Zealand (Test, 24 March 1984): New Zealand won by an innings and 61 runs
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 3 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive